Parking Rules in Contra Costa County, CA (2026)
8 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 7 cities in Contra Costa County, California.
Verified from official government sources
RV & Boat Parking
Storage of recreational vehicles, travel trailers, vessels, and vessel trailers on private property in unincorporated Contra Costa County requires that the unit be adequately screened from view from public roadways. Use for living or sleeping is prohibited.
RV and Boat Storage Must Be Screened
Heavy RestrictionsContra Costa County Ordinance Code Sec. 84-68.1404
The mobile home, recreational vehicle, travel trailer, vessel, or vessel trailer is adequately screened from view from all public roadways or thoroughfares.
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Contra Costa County has no specific county-wide ordinance restricting where commercial vehicles may park on public roads beyond the general 72-hour limit. State law (California Vehicle Code) governs most commercial-vehicle parking conduct.
Commercial Vehicle Parking - Limited County Rules
Some RestrictionsContra Costa County Ordinance Code Sec. 46-4.004
Any vehicle parked or left standing on a county road for seventy-two or more consecutive hours may be removed as provided in the Vehicle Code.
Street Parking Limits
Vehicles parked on any Contra Costa County road for 72 or more consecutive hours may be removed under the California Vehicle Code. Enforcement is handled by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.
72-Hour Limit on County Roads
Some RestrictionsContra Costa County Ordinance Code Sec. 46-4.004
Any vehicle parked or left standing on a county road for seventy-two or more consecutive hours may be removed as provided in the Vehicle Code.
Overnight Parking
Contra Costa County bars parking any vehicle on an unincorporated county road for 72 or more consecutive hours; Public Works may post 24-hour removal notices and tow vehicles blocking road work, permitted street uses, or violating a posted restriction. There is no flat overnight curfew, but long-term street storage of cars, RVs, and trailers is not allowed.
Contra Costa County 72-Hour Street Parking Limit
Some RestrictionsContra Costa County Ordinance Code §§ 46-4.004, 46-4.008
46-4.004 - Parking—Seventy-two or more consecutive hours. Any vehicle parked or left standing on a county road for seventy-two or more consecutive hours may be removed as provided in the Vehicle Code. (Ord. 71-7 § 1, 1971: Ord. 1800: Ord. 1498: prior code § 3411). 46-4.008 - Parking—Removal of parked vehicles. The road commissioner may have signs placed giving notice that vehicles may be remove...
EV Charging
Installing an electric vehicle charging station in unincorporated Contra Costa County requires a building permit under Section 718-14.002. The county building official posts a standard permit application and an EV charging station checklist online, accepts electronic applications, and must deem a submission complete or tell the applicant in writing what's still missing, under Sections 718-14.004 and 718-14.006.
Contra Costa County EV Charging Permit Rule
Some RestrictionsContra Costa County Ordinance Code §§ 718-14.002, 718-14.004, 718-14.006
A building permit is required to install an electric vehicle charging station. "Electric vehicle charging station" has the meaning set forth in Government Code Section 65850.7... The building official will make the following available on the County website:(1)The County's standard building permit application form.(2)The County's standard electric vehicle charging station checklist, which will s...
Abandoned Vehicles
An abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle on private or public property in unincorporated Contra Costa County is a public nuisance the sheriff or the Department of Conservation and Development can abate. Owners get a ten-day notice before removal, plus a right to a zoning administrator hearing and a board of supervisors appeal, but unpaid abatement costs become a lien on the property.
Contra Costa County Abandoned Vehicle Removal
Some RestrictionsContra Costa County Ordinance Code §§ 430-2.004(c), 430-6.006(a)
(c)Nuisance. The presence of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle or parts thereof, on private or public property, including streets, highways and private roads, except as expressly hereinafter permitted, constitutes a public nuisance which may be abated as such in accordance with the provisions of this division and code. ... (a)Notice. The enforcement officer shall mail a ...
Loading Zones
Any building or facility of 10,000 square feet or more used for manufacturing, warehousing, retail, wholesale sales, a hotel, hospital, mortuary, or laundry in unincorporated Contra Costa County must provide off-street loading space sized to its floor area, under Ordinance Code Section 82-16.410. Each space must be at least 10 feet wide, 35 feet long, and 15 feet clear overhead.
Contra Costa County Off-Street Loading Space Rules
Some RestrictionsContra Costa County Ordinance Code § 82-16.410 (Off-Street Parking, Loading Spaces)
82-16.410 - Loading spaces. (a)In any zoning district, each building or facility with a gross floor area of ten thousand or more square feet that is used for manufacturing, storage, warehousing, displaying of goods, retail sales, wholesale sales, hotel, hospital, mortuary, laundry, dry cleaning, or other land use that requires the receipt or distribution by vehicles of materials and merchandise...
Preferential Parking Districts
Contra Costa County lets residents of unincorporated neighborhoods petition the public works director for a preferential (permit) parking district under Chapter 46-10 when nonresident long-term parking crowds their streets. Once the Board of Supervisors designates an area by resolution, only vehicles displaying a $10 first-vehicle county permit may park there past the posted time limit; everyone else is capped at four hours.
Contra Costa County Preferential Parking Districts
Significant RestrictionsContra Costa County Ordinance Code §§ 46-10.202, 46-10.1402(a)
46-10.202 - Intent, purpose and authority. This chapter sets forth procedures, pursuant to Vehicle Code Sections 22507 and 22507.2, for the establishment of permit-parking areas within the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County in order to alleviate, in certain areas and neighborhoods, motor vehicle congestion caused by long-term parking by nonresidents of those areas and neighborhoods. In...
Parking Rules by City in Contra Costa County
7 cities in Contra Costa County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
1 verified rule • Street Parking Limits
7 verified rules • Abandoned Vehicles, Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
9 verified rules • Commercial & Oversized Vehicles, Curb Color Rules
9 verified rules • Abandoned Vehicles, Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
1 verified rule • Street Parking Limits
10 verified rules • Abandoned Vehicles, Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
3 verified rules • Commercial & Oversized Vehicles, Overnight Parking
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